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The attorneys who appear in at least five published DOHA hearing decisions, on both sides. Names, case volumes and active years are free. Outcome analytics on each profile are part of Professional, and CASE never ranks counsel by outcome.

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Department Counsel are the government's attorneys, the side presenting the case against clearance.

Applicant counsel appeared for applicants. A volume count is not a quality ranking: harder cases are often the ones that reach a hearing at all.

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  • Alan V. Edmunds

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    448
    Active years
    2002 to 2025

  • Ryan C. Nerney

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    144
    Active years
    2014 to 2026

  • William F. Savarino

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    85
    Active years
    2002 to 2021

  • Ronald C. Sykstus

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    76
    Active years
    2005 to 2025

  • Eric A. Eisen

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    73
    Active years
    2006 to 2022

  • Leon J. Schachter

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    73
    Active years
    2016 to 2023

  • Sheldon I. Cohen

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    68
    Active years
    1998 to 2019

  • David P. Price

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    61
    Active years
    2004 to 2014

  • Thomas Albin

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    59
    Active years
    1997 to 2018

  • Mark S. Zaid

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    54
    Active years
    2004 to 2022

  • Jacob T. Ranish

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    54
    Active years
    2015 to 2020

  • Daniel P. Meyer

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    50
    Active years
    2019 to 2026

  • Christopher Graham

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    50
    Active years
    2011 to 2016

  • Troy L. Nussbaum

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    46
    Active years
    2016 to 2023

  • Carl Anthony Marrone

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    42
    Active years
    2022 to 2026

  • Leslie McAdoo Gordon

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    40
    Active years
    2005 to 2021

  • Catie E. Young

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    38
    Active years
    2014 to 2024

  • Elizabeth L. Newman

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    37
    Active years
    2002 to 2015

  • John V. Berry

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    36
    Active years
    2012 to 2025

  • Gregory F. Greiner

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    36
    Active years
    2015 to 2019

  • Brittany D. Forrester

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    35
    Active years
    2022 to 2025

  • Joseph Testan

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    34
    Active years
    2009 to 2014

  • Bradley P. Moss

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    33
    Active years
    2008 to 2025

  • Greg D. McCormack

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    32
    Active years
    2008 to 2021

  • Sean M. Bigley

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    30
    Active years
    2015 to 2023

  • Christopher Snowden

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    29
    Active years
    2023 to 2025

  • Richard L. Morris

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    26
    Active years
    2011 to 2019

  • Thomas M. Abbott

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    26
    Active years
    1998 to 2009

  • Kenneth M. Roberts

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    25
    Active years
    2002 to 2022

  • Kathleen E. Voelker

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    23
    Active years
    2004 to 2011

  • Richard Murray

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    23
    Active years
    2001 to 2013

  • Sean D. Rogers

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    23
    Active years
    2024 to 2026

  • Samir Nakhleh

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    21
    Active years
    2024 to 2026

  • John F. Mardula

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    20
    Active years
    2003 to 2012

  • Mark A. Myers

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    18
    Active years
    2019 to 2020

  • Philip D. Cave

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    18
    Active years
    2003 to 2016

  • Todd A. Hull

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    18
    Active years
    2022 to 2026

  • Nicole A. Smith

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    17
    Active years
    2013 to 2015

  • Gary L. Rigney

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    16
    Active years
    2003 to 2014

  • Jeffrey D. Billett

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    16
    Active years
    2016 to 2023

  • Jon L. Roberts

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    16
    Active years
    2002 to 2013

  • Cathryn E. Young

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    16
    Active years
    2014 to 2019

  • Matthew J. Thomas

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    16
    Active years
    2022 to 2026

  • Bruce R. Heurlin

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    15
    Active years
    2005 to 2023

  • B. Daniel Lynch

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    15
    Active years
    2005 to 2010

  • Tokay T. Hackett

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    15
    Active years
    2017 to 2019

  • Grant Couch

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    14
    Active years
    2025 to 2026

  • Francis J. Flanagan

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    14
    Active years
    1997 to 2018

  • Donna Price

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    14
    Active years
    2014 to 2023

  • Shirin Asgari

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    13
    Active years
    2019 to 2024

  • Patrick K. Korody

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    13
    Active years
    2016 to 2026

  • Kristen E. Ittig

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    12
    Active years
    2005 to 2021

  • Daniel C. Schwartz

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    12
    Active years
    2002 to 2010

  • Jeffrey S. Gard

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    12
    Active years
    2004 to 2026

  • Laura J. Anderson

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    12
    Active years
    2004 to 2009

  • Robert R. Sparks, Jr.

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    12
    Active years
    2002 to 2008

  • James R. Klimaski

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    11
    Active years
    2002 to 2021

  • Josiah M. Black

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    11
    Active years
    2002 to 2010

  • Chester H. Morgan, II

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    11
    Active years
    2004 to 2017

  • John N. Griffith

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    11
    Active years
    2010 to 2016

  • Arran Treadway

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    11
    Active years
    2016 to 2017

  • Mark F. Riley

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    10
    Active years
    2004 to 2010

  • Robert R. Bohn

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    10
    Active years
    2005 to 2011

  • Barry M. Sax

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    9
    Active years
    2010 to 2014

  • Jason R. Perry

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    9
    Active years
    2012 to 2023

  • Edward O. Lear

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    9
    Active years
    2005 to 2023

  • I. Charles McCullough, III

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    9
    Active years
    2018 to 2025

  • Dennis J. Sysko

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    9
    Active years
    2004 to 2015

  • Stephanie N. Mendez

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    9
    Active years
    2010 to 2017

  • Jonathan Bell

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    9
    Active years
    2011 to 2017

  • August Bequai

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    9
    Active years
    2002 to 2016

  • William S. Aramony

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    9
    Active years
    2006 to 2017

  • Dana D. Jacobson

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    9
    Active years
    2005 to 2017

  • Corey Williams

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    9
    Active years
    2013 to 2014

  • Tod D. Stephens

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    8
    Active years
    2017 to 2022

  • Brian E. Kaveney

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    8
    Active years
    2007 to 2017

  • Melissa L. Watkins

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    8
    Active years
    2021 to 2025

  • Anthony J. Kuhn

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    8
    Active years
    2017 to 2025

  • James S. DelSordo

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    8
    Active years
    2004 to 2012

  • Alan K. Hahn

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    8
    Active years
    2010 to 2014

  • Paula Phinney

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2012 to 2013

  • Jacalyn Crecelius

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2022

  • Joseph L. Johnson

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2005 to 2007

  • Herbert M. Silverberg

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2001 to 2008

  • Frederic Nicola

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2019 to 2023

  • Aileen Xenakis

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2018 to 2023

  • David I. West

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2003 to 2010

  • Darin M. Groteboer

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2010 to 2012

  • Peter H. Noone

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2017 to 2025

  • Brian Cruz

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2008 to 2016

  • Allison R. Weber

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2018 to 2024

  • Allen V. Edmunds

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2011 to 2025

  • Alexander M. Laughlin

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2004 to 2023

  • James W. Green

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    7
    Active years
    2008 to 2018

  • Eric Leckie

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    6
    Active years
    2016 to 2025

  • Stephen C. Glassman

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    6
    Active years
    2004 to 2019

  • Martin P. Hogan

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    6
    Active years
    2012 to 2026

  • Asya Hogue

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    6
    Active years
    2021 to 2022

  • Richard L. Moorhouse

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    6
    Active years
    2001 to 2010

  • Phillip Stackhouse

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    6
    Active years
    2009 to 2024

  • Jerald Washington

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    6
    Active years
    2022

  • Amy C. Broderick

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    5
    Active years
    2013 to 2014

  • John D. Morgan

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    5
    Active years
    1997 to 2006

  • Cheryl Van Ackeren

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    5
    Active years
    2015 to 2018

  • Charles D. Swift

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    5
    Active years
    2013 to 2017

  • Warren J. Borish

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    5
    Active years
    2001 to 2010

  • Brian A. Laird

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    5
    Active years
    2002 to 2022

  • Scott M. Badami

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    5
    Active years
    2004 to 2008

  • Michael F. Fasanaro, Jr.

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    5
    Active years
    2003 to 2009

  • Maurice Arcadier

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    5
    Active years
    2017 to 2025

  • David H. Shapiro

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    5
    Active years
    1999 to 2014

  • Kristan A. Siegwart

    Side
    Applicant counsel
    Decided cases in the record
    5
    Active years
    2015 to 2017
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